interesting, Thanks for sharing.... I'm not surprise on the auto only and we're not getting any 4 cylinder. I was hoping we get at least one and manual but guess not. No I4 however opens up options, in case the next 86 will be 4 cylinder... with bigger displacement or turbo we will see.

Zero changes on the interior? Wow, I don't know how I feel about that.

I have avoided BMW for the weird quirks with iDrive systems; like not being able to replace the head with anything other than a BMW iDrive unit, difficult to replace the amps, certain features being deliberately turned off, deep integration with the rest of the car making it required to stay in the car even decades down the road, the proposed annual subscription for Apple Carplay, no plans for Android auto support, etc. This is not to mention that BMW has a very unique and distinct look, and that seems odd that Toyota would be OK with that? If it were a unique interior that is different from any car out there and that so happened to be shared with the Z4, then it would be a different thing; like the 86 and BRZ.

It also seems counterintuitive with the public statements by Toyota taking development of this car so seriously, but to leave the only differentiators between the Supra and Z4 being body panels and badges.

Until BMW and Toyota say officially that there's no manual, I won't give up hope. Probably pretty safe to bet 2 engines and it start below the BMW. I always expected something in the mid to upper 40s...

With the cheaper expected price by carrying over so much BMW content instead of developing from scratch, the sales volume should be higher and therefore the amount of aftermarket development.

Stock-markets are shaky right now (with much more significant crash due 30-50% total fall) and a more budget focus supra is good in the likely environment for the next few years. I am sure they will make specialty faster models part way through the model cycle.

Yeah, which is meh, but still preferred over an e-diff for sure. Never driven an e-diff I've enjoyed, but I've been known to tax diffs more than most lol. Let's just be happy its not an open diff! That would have been enough for me to not even consider purchasing the car loll